Iyotetsu 700 series


The Iyotetsu 700 series is an electric multiple unit train type operated by the private railway operator Iyo Railway in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan, since 1987.

Design

The trains were converted from former Keio 5000 series EMU cars between 1987 and 1994.

Formations

, the fleet consists of six three-car sets and two two-car sets, formed as follows. All cars have a driving cab at one end.

3-car sets

The trains were purchased from Keio Corporation and introduced between 1987 and 1994. The motored cars were mounted on former Tobu Railway and Odakyu EMU bogies to match the Iyotetsu track gauge of, as the trains originally ran on Keio gauge.
Three-car set 725 was the first Iyotetsu EMU to be repainted in the new all-over orange Iyotetsu livery, in August 2015.

Resale

In September 2015, two 700 series cars were sold to the Choshi Electric Railway in Chiba Prefecture for 1.3 million yen.